The Tim Olsen Gallery’s move into the purpose designed premises on Jersey Road Woollahra marks a new an exciting chapter in the evolution of the gallery. After operating out of two significant galleries in Paddington and Woollahra the consolidation of the exhibition programme into one large venue allows our many local and international visitors to view artworks under one roof.

The gallery has been specifically built to incorporate the capacity to view both artworks that employ new media and related documentary material, with the aim to give our clients a window into the artmaking process. Tim Olsen has embarked on a project to document artists at work in their studio discussing the motivation behind their art. It is our intention to make these pieces available both in the gallery and on this site via pod casts whenever possible and see it as an increasingly relevant aspect of our service.

Previously known as Olsen Carr Art Dealers the Tim Olsen Gallery opened in 1993 and has rapidly expanded to become one of Sydney’s leading galleries. Tim has cultivated a stable of artists that he feels presents a comprehensive and poignant view of the contemporary arts in Australia. With a continually changing exhibition calender we present the work of both emerging and established artists. We have nurtured the careers of artists from their first exhibition out of art school and proudly see them now as leading lights in the Australian art scene. In conjunction with the local art schools Tim Olsen also awards annual prizes to students with outstanding potential.

Foremost in the gallery’s stable is John Olsen, now regarded as Australia’s most esteemed living artist. In addition to the staging of countless critically acclaimed exhibitions the gallery has hosted the launch of many books devoted to his unique and ingenious artmaking. Tim has also negotiated the sale of some of the most significant paintings in Olsen’s oeuvre to both private and institutional collections. Both John and Tim’s enthusiasm for works on paper has also inspired the evolution of the Tim Olsen Gallery Annex to a specifics works on paper space in 2007.

The Tim Olsen Works on Paper Gallery offers a large selection of affordable etchings and lithographs in the nearby Jersey Road venue. Collecting works on paper provides a practical start for many new collectors and some of the most significant Australian private collections began with the purchase of drawings and prints. The Tim Olsen Works on Paper Gallery will also present project exhibitions of work employing this important medium.

With a definite focus on the work of Australian artists, we do also represent overseas-based artists and have initiated exhibitions overseas, thus promoting a dialogue between Australia art and our international contemporaries. The Tim Olsen Gallery draws on these partnerships for the collection development of our private and institutional collectors.